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Chinese government donates first batch of COVID-19 supplies to the government of Solomon Islands (linked to Record ID#101940)

$1.24M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of the Solomon Islands
Country	Solomon Islands
Start Date	Jan 26, 2022
End Date	Feb 24, 2031
Duration	3,316 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`101949`

Grant Description

On January 26, the first batch of anti-epidemic and police supplies donated by the Chinese government to the Solomon Islands government arrived in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.

The donation is in response to the request of the Solomon government including 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, 20,000 test kits, 60,000 medical masks and other anti-epidemic materials to help the Solomon Islands control the spread of the epidemic. This donation was quickly followed by a second batch delivered on February 18, 2022 (recorded in Record ID#101940).

📋 Staff Comments

AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200417-catalogue-v1.pdf for details.
AidData follows OECD guidance for the cost of COVID-19 vaccines. Please see https://one.oecd.org/document/DCD/DAC/STAT(2022)33/en/pdf for more details.

📚 Sources & References

中国政府援助抗疫和警用物资运抵所罗门群岛 (The Chinese government's anti-epidemic and police supplies arrive in Solomon Islands)
外交部发言人1月26日就中方援所物资和人员包机抵所答记者问(The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to reporters’ questions on January 26 regarding the arrival of China’s aid materials and personnel at the institute on a chartered flight.)
所罗门群岛媒体刊文感谢中国抗疫援助 (Solomon Islands media published an article thanking China for its anti-epidemic assistance) Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.